Dallas Memorial Hospital

Becky sat at her father's bedside, she had been there for over twenty-four hours and still there had been no change in his condition. For all intents and purposes Cliff was asleep, only this was a sleep that the doctors were beginning to worry that he may never wake from. Becky heard a noise as someone opened the door and entered the room. Pamela walked in the room and sat next to her niece, they sat in silence for a few minutes and then Pamela spoke.

"How are things? Has the Doctor been on his visit yet?"

"No, there's no change."

Becky's voice had a hard edge to it. For what seemed like the hundredth time in the last few days Pamela whished she had got to know her brothers' daughter better. Apart from the meal that Pam had cooked for Cliff, Afton and Becky just under a fortnight ago, Pam had really not seen or had any contact with Becky in a long time and this was something that Pam was beginning to regret bitterly. Becky was distant and Pamela was having no luck with trying to comfort her. The had spent the best part of the week sat in the room in silence and whatever Pamela did she couldn't seem to break through Becky's icy exterior. Whether this was directly for her benefit alone, Pamela was still unsure for as of now there had been no other visitors. Pamela took a deep breath and tried again.

" I was wondering if your mother would be visiting today?"

Becky stared at Pam for a moment and then returned her stare back to her father.

"I doubt it very much, in fact I have no idea where she is."

This was the most information that she had got from Becky all week so Pam pushed ahead with her questioning.

"What happened Becky, I can't believe that Afton would walk out on Cliff knowing that he is in the hospital. Whatever made your father do this to himself? And what can be so bad that Afton wouldn't even come to the hospital to see him, to check he was alive."

 

Again silence descending on the room, then suddenly like a panther let out of its cage, Becky sprang into action.

"Okay you want to know what happened to my parents do you, then I shall tell you. You're in-laws happened that's what. It would seem that your darling brother and sister in-law were none to pleased with the fact that you and your son are keeping the police from finding out who killed my husband. So they have gone out to get revenge instead on the whole of the Barnes family. It just so happened that my mum and dad seemed to have been the easiest of targets to begin with."

"What, are you are trying to tell me that JR Ewing is responsible for this?"

"Yes that's exactly what I am saying" Becky said.